EXPLANATION OF THE ABBREVIATIONS.— CONTINUED. 



Exc. 



Exp. 



Far. 

 Feb. 



F-COM. 

 FCET. 



For. 



FUM. 



Gal. 

 Hep. 



Her. 



Hyp. 

 Ins. 

 Irk. 



Lax. 



Len. 



Lit. 



Mat. 



Muc. 

 Nar. 

 Nau. 



Nep. 



Ner. 



Nut. 



Opt. 

 Orn. 



Par. 



Pec. 

 Per. 

 Pox. 

 Pun. 

 Pur. 



Ref. 



Res. 



Rub. 

 Sac. 



Sad. 



Sal. 

 Sap. 

 Sed. 



SlA. 



Ste. 

 Sti. 



Sto. 



Sty. 



SUD. 



Ton. 



Vbr. 



Ves. 



Vis. 



VUL, 



Excitant, 



Expectorant, 



Farinaceous, 

 Febrifuge. 



Female Complaints. 



FCETID, 



Forage, 



Fumigating, 



Galactagogub, 

 Hepatic, 



Herpatic, 



HvD. Hydragogue, 



Hypnotic, 



Insecticide, 



Irritant, 



Laxativb, 



Lenitive, 



LiTHONTRVPnC, 



Maturating, 



Mucilaginous, 

 Narcotic, 

 Nauseant, 

 Nbphrbticum, 



Nervine, 



Nutritious, 



Ophthalmicum, 

 Ornamental^ 



Parturient, 



Pectoral, 



Perfume, 



Poisonous, 



Pungent, 



Purgative, 



Refrigerant, 



Resolvent, 



rubifacient, 

 Saccharine, 



Salad, 



Saline, 



Saponaceous, 



Sedative. 



Sialagogue, 



Sternutatory, 



Stimulant, 



Stomachic, 



Styptic, 



Sudorific, 



Tonic, 



Vermifuge, 

 Vesicant, 



Viscid, 



Vulnerary, 



Producing excitement ; stimulant, 

 i A medicine capable of facilitating ex- 

 f pectoration. [as nutriment. 



Containing farina ; mealy ; employed 



Abating or driving away fever. 

 j Ailments peculiar to women, as dys- 

 ( menorrhoea, amonsrrhoea, etc. 



Bad smelling, nauseous, stinking. 



Used as food for domestic animals, 

 j Disinfecting by burning substances 

 J which counteract obnoxious odors. 



Favoring the secretion of milk. 



Relating to diseases of the liver, 

 j Relating to or curing eruptions or 

 J skin diseases, as ringworm. 

 1 Medicines that cause watery evacu- 

 < ations, and believed capable of expel- 

 f ling serum. 



Producing or inducing sleep. 



A substance that destroys insects. 



Causing irritation, 

 j A medicine that acts gently on the 

 "l bowels, without griping. 



Allaying irritation; also laxative. 



{Medicine believed to dissolve calculi in 

 the urinary organs. 

 Favoring the maturation or ripening of 

 tumors, boils and ulcers. 



Gummy, glutinous, viscid, demulcent. 



Stupefying, sedative, poisonous. 



Causing inclination to vomit. 



Relating to or curing kidney complaints, 

 j Allaying nervous excitement ; acting 

 } on the nervous system. 

 J Having the quality of nourishing or 

 } sustaining life. 



A remedy for diseases of the eye. 



Cultivated for ornament, 

 j A medicine that^ induces or promotes 

 J labor or child-birth, 

 j Medicines considered proper for reliev- 

 ( ing affections of the chest. 



Used for its fragrance, 

 j Producing death, if taken in improper 

 } doses. 



Biting, hot, acrid ; prickly to the taste. 



A medicine that physics more power- 

 fully than a cathartic. 



Depressing the morbid temperature of 

 the body ; cooling. 



Discutient ; dispelling or resolving 

 tumors. 



Producing redness of the skin. 



Containing sugar ; sweetish. 

 I Fresh herbs eaten as condiments or as 

 1 food. 



Containing the properties of salt. 



Soapy ; making a lather with water. 



Directly depressing to the vital forces. 



Provoking the secretion of saliva. 



A substance which provokes sneezing. 

 J Exciting or inducing organic action of 

 I the animal economy, 

 j Strengthening and giving tone to the 

 1 stomach; tonic. 



j Externally astringent ; arresting hem- 

 } orrhage or bleeding. 



A medicine which provokes sweating. 

 J Permanently strengthening ; in a dura- 

 ) ble manner invigoratiiig. 



Anthelmintic ; expelling wo^ms. 

 Producing blisters. 

 J Having a glutinous or ropy consist- 

 ) ency ; tenacious. 

 Healing to fresh cuts or wounds. 



